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Complete details about Iraq in Asia with capital city Baghdad
| Country Name | Iraq (Al-´Iraq) |
| Country Code | IRQ |
| Capital City | Baghdad |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Middle East |
| Independence Year | 1932 |
| Population | 23115000 |
| Surface Area | 438317.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 66.5 years |
| GNP | 11500.0 (old 0.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Arabic [official] (77.2%) Assyrian (0.8%) Azerbaijani (1.7%) Kurdish (19.0%) Persian (0.8%) |
Major Cities |
Baghdad, Baghdad (population 4336000) Mosul, Ninawa (population 879000) Irbil, Irbil (population 485968) Kirkuk, al-Tamim (population 418624) Basra, Basra (population 406296) al-Sulaymaniya, al-Sulaymaniya (population 364096) al-Najaf, al-Najaf (population 309010) Karbala, Karbala (population 296705) al-Hilla, Babil (population 268834) al-Nasiriya, DhiQar (population 265937) al-Amara, Maysan (population 208797) al-Diwaniya, al-Qadisiya (population 196519) al-Ramadi, al-Anbar (population 192556) al-Kut, Wasit (population 183183) Baquba, Diyala (population 114516) |
Iraq's most recent News and Stories
Iraq Tweets
| From @lobstahsinmaine on Sun Dec 16 17:01:17 EST 2018 RT @paulsperry_: Before LTG Flynn is sentenced on Wed, it's worth noting that the man is a genuine hero, having jumped off a 40-ft cliff to? |
| From @FatimaSR5 on Sun Dec 16 17:01:17 EST 2018 @iamsrk Hi Shahrukh ??, I am Fatima from Iraq and your biggest biggest fans ?, please answer me and make me the hap? https://t.co/EEXn0DNKwx |
| From @kirrane on Sun Dec 16 17:01:08 EST 2018 RT @gaurangmorjaria: Just leave this here... #FBPE and #PeoplesVote Charles Kennedy opposed Iraq war & increased LibDem good-will Nick? |
| From @XhahidKhan on Sun Dec 16 17:01:07 EST 2018 RT @georgegalloway: My wife @GayatriGalloway and I with the hero #MuntadharAlZaidi who recovered the dignity of #Iraq when he showed #Bush? |
| From @FEMMEREINA on Sun Dec 16 17:01:05 EST 2018 RT @quareamore: Me: any person in the military is either a fascist or an agent of fascism Them: but my dad is in Iraq Another person: ye? |
| From @jordanBhall on Sun Dec 16 17:00:55 EST 2018 UK efforts in Iraq 'hindered by hostile immigration policy' https://t.co/e9F95Qbock |
| From @EnnabHanadi on Sun Dec 16 17:00:54 EST 2018 RT @DrAlnefisi: ??? ??? ?????Paul Bremer ???? ????? ??? ??????2003 ?? ????? ( ???? ?? ?????? My year in Iraq ) ??? ????? ???????? ??????? ?? |
| From @attorneygsb on Sun Dec 16 17:00:52 EST 2018 @earlp1231 @TungstenPoles @baseballcrank ?Unlike the current president [Obama] who?s played politics with the withd? https://t.co/McWZhJNXGB |
| From @hw_renewe on Sun Dec 16 17:00:51 EST 2018 RT @pmillerinfo: Why didn't Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell give us a #PeoplesVote on invading Iraq? Wasn't that invasion based on lies a? |
| From @b9AcE on Sun Dec 16 17:00:47 EST 2018 Turkey once again bombed villages in Bapîr Kurdistan/"Kurdistan Region of Iraq", once again committing the "worst c? https://t.co/hHC4Yk4eTi |
| From @oemerhaostealth on Sun Dec 16 17:00:44 EST 2018 RT @metesohtaoglu: Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu met with the Yazidi activist and 2018 #Nobel Peace Prize winner @NadiaMuradBasee about the s? |
| From @MacJuanma on Sun Dec 16 17:00:40 EST 2018 RT @richjmadrid: You should take him to Iraq, where you helped aid in the slaughter thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Ira? |
| From @OWMMorg on Sun Dec 16 17:00:37 EST 2018 Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! From One World Medical Mission #owmm #refugees #Iraq #HappyHolidays? https://t.co/NAq9zmBZPI |
| From @ADF_MiddleEast on Sun Dec 16 17:00:29 EST 2018 #POTD HMAS Ballarat (centre rear) sails with Iraq Navy Patrol Boat P-309 (front) and United States Coast Guard Ship? https://t.co/i77yxrnx1U |